Château de Grossouvre

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Le château en bref

Château de Grossouvre, in the Cher department, was probably built from the 13th century onward; its main tower is thought to date from the time of Philip Augustus, while most of the present buildings go back to the 15th century, under the Grivel family. Detached from the barony of Germigny and granted to the Grivel family by Louis de Bourbon in 1365, the estate was sold in 1785 to François Durand, founder of the Durand de Grossouvre family. In the 19th century it belonged to Count Agnado, who received Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie there for hunting parties. The château was acquired by Paul Canart and Fournier in 1934, then run as a children's holiday camp by the town of Lens from 1948 to 1982. It has been undergoing restoration since 2018. The estate once had renowned ironworks, which ceased operating after the 1860 trade treaty with England made all the forges of the Berry unprofitable.